my name is shirley smith. i am here with dr. jackson. i have a grand child that lives in that community and i am already noticing something is wrong with him and you can tell the difference from when he was born and came home to that community. it's toxic. i don't have that great of a job but i'm trying to get him out of that community and to build a so-called wellness center there. it's traditional. you have gas stations. you have -- just too much toxins around there. like we said we're not against the people who want this wellness center. we want it as well but we want it in a healthy environment as all other centers are in a healthy environment. is there anything wrong with that? the gas stations -- you can't even drive there. why would you submit little babies and children to it? people coming there to get well and the health will get worse. she submitted a paper to tell you what it's like, how it does, how it stops the blood flow. it meshes with the memory. people have a hard time and they can't get a education because the heads are

shirley ann jackson. and mr. templeton, we'll begin with you. >> i want to thank chairman smith, ranking johnson and the members of the committee for convening the hearing so early in the new congress such an important topic. i'm honored to be here today with dr. jackson and dr. vest well known innovators and great insight in to policy. over the last fifty years scientific and technological innovation has been responsible for as much as half of the economic growth. the united states has been a clear net global winning during the time. there a number of factors that can explain that, i actually believe the inhavestments by the federal government in basic research and universities and federal labs were a critical factor in determining our success. i would point out is we think about this topic, this phrase of research and develop or r&d is used in separately many times. and i think it's important point out that inside of research and development there's something called basic research, and to get a sense of that it's something that is done to discover basic principles without necessarily having a commercial purpose

shirley anne jackson and mr. templeton, we'll begin with you. >> i want to thank chairman smith, ranking member johnson, and of course all the members of the committee for convening this hearing so early in the new congress, on such an important topic. i really am honored to be here today with dr. jackson and dr. vest, really well-known innovators and great keen insight into policy. over the last 50 years scientific and technologicalal innovation has been responsible for as much as half of the economic growth. the united states has been a clear net global winner during this time. and while there are a number of factors that can explain that, i actually believe the investments by the federal government and basic research at our universities and at our federal labs were a critical factor in determining our success. i would point out, as we think about this topic, this phrase of research and development or r&d is used inseparabley many times and i think it's important to point out that inside of research and development there's something called basic research and to get a sense of that, it's really something that is don